Table 4 Effect of B. brassicae stages on S. interruptus biological parameters
B. brassicae instar | S. interruptus | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Pupa | Adult | Pre-oviposition | ||||||||
Long.* | Prey** | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | Long. | Prey | |
1st | 2.83 ab | 20.67 a | 3.17 a | 71.00 a | 6.17 a | 84.00 a | 5.00 a | 101.33 a | 5.33 ab | 0.00 | 21.67 a | 105.00 a | 3.67 c | 105.00 a |
2nd | 2.50 b | 19.33 a | 3.17 a | 58.00 b | 5.67 abc | 80.33 ab | 5.00 a | 98.00 a | 5.00 c | 0.00 | 17.67 bc | 94.00 b | 4.50 ab | 94.00 b |
3rd | 2.50 b | 14.00 c | 3.00 a | 48.67 c | 5.00 c | 75.67 abc | 4.83 a | 93.33 a | 4.00 d | 0.00 | 17.33 c | 91.00 b | 3.33 c | 91.00 b |
4th | 2.83 ab | 18.00 ab | 3.33 a | 43.33 c | 5.33 bc | 67.67 c | 5.17 a | 76.00 b | 5.17 bc | 0.00 | 18.00 bc | 79.33 c | 4.17 b | 79.33 c |
Adult | 3.17 a | 15.33 bc | 3.17 a | 44.67 c | 5.83 ab | 70.67 bc | 5.33 a | 76.33 b | 5.50 a | 0.00 | 19.00 b | 73.00 c | 4.67 a | 73.00 c |
LSD 5% | 0.45 | 3.78 | 0.44 | 7.20 | 0.78 | 10.61 | 0.80 | 10.68 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 1.38 | 10.76 | 0.49 | 10.76 |